Family Handbook 2026-27

STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Crisis Support Social work services are not provided on a 24/7 basis. Outside of school hours (Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm), students experiencing a crisis are encouraged to contact 911 or visit their local emergency department.

Kids Help Phone

Any child or teen in need of support can contact Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 (voice) or chat online at www.kidshelpphone.ca.

Chaplain Havergal’s Anglican affiliation provides a foundation for our spiritual life as a community. We are fortunate to have a chaplain on staff, whose role is to provide pastoral care to community members as well as being an academic resource for the school community. Counselling and conversations with the School Chaplain are an additional wellbeing and support resource available for students, staff and families. While our school traditions have an Anglican focus, Havergal has a multi-faith community and is committed to fostering respect for, and understanding and celebration of, ​ other religious faiths within our student community and the traditions and teachings that are meaningful to them.

Consulting Physician

Havergal’s consulting physician works closely with the Health Centre, managing the health and wellbeing needs of the Boarding School students.

Reporting the Disclosure of Personal Information by Upper School Students It is not uncommon for an Upper School student to have a conversation with a Guidance Counsellor, School Nurse, a school Social Worker, a coach or another trusted faculty or staff in which the student discloses sensitive personal information about herself and/or her family. In so doing, the student might specifically request that the information she discloses not be shared with her parents. While we encourage Upper School students to share important disclosures they might make to faculty and staff about their physical and/or mental health and wellbeing with their parents, it is key that Upper School parents appreciate that capable students have legal rights to their privacy and the confidentiality of their personal information, including personal health and identity information, under applicable laws.

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